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mārenarena

1. (noun) marriage - has a repetitive connotation.

Me tino whaihanga he ture hei whakahau kia whakaranu te mārenarena a te kirimā ki te kirimangu (TTT 1/8/1931:18). / Laws should be made to encourage mixed marriages of fair-skinned and dark-skinned people.

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Synonyms: mārenatanga, moemoe, moenga, whakamoemoe, moumouranga, whakamoe, mārena

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